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apple did fall below that $400 mark. it did knock down stocks across the globe, particularly in asia. its suppliers and tech stocks generally seen as exposed to the country's weakness after it was warned that revenue for that cup wasn't going to be that strong thanks to its one big customer, i.e., apple. >>> the ftse cnbc global 300 just a little lower on the day. we'll look at european markets for that. we are rebounding a little bit after yesterday's weak session. the xetra dax downing 0.6%. that's about a quarter of the move that we saw yesterday. indeed, eegan jones did come out and downgrade moody's in its annual statement reiterating the outlook for that country. the ftse 100, ftse mib are adding better than 0.8% for italy which is going through the process of selecting its next president. there is hope that at least this will help keep the country on track. moving to the bond's space span was just out with an auction. we saw healthy demand, low themes continue for the economy generally speaking in that it hasn't h
apple did fall below that $400 mark. it did knock down stocks across the globe, particularly in asia. its suppliers and tech stocks generally seen as exposed to the country's weakness after it was warned that revenue for that cup wasn't going to be that strong thanks to its one big customer, i.e., apple. >>> the ftse cnbc global 300 just a little lower on the day. we'll look at european markets for that. we are rebounding a little bit after yesterday's weak session. the xetra dax...
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hiring is up at foxconn, and it's viewed as a hint the next apple iphone is in the works. according to reports, 10,000 people per week since the end of march have been added on at a foxconn factory in cheng- chow, china. that's same factory that turns out iphones. the companies have no comment, but reports says the next generation iphone 5s will launch in june. a low-cost version of the iphone is expected in august. people working for jc penney are relieved to learn the retailer's latest turnaround plan does not include eliminating employees or closing stores. penney's cfo revealed monday the company is tapping into its $1.85-billion credit line to buy inventory. the retailer will take out $850 million to revamp its home goods section, which should be ready next month. nursing homes are heading toward a critical need of employees. as baby boomers move into their golden years, the wall street journal reports the elder-care workforce will need 50% more workers. the profession, however, is considered to be low-paying at $12 an hour. the job also comes with a high injury rate
hiring is up at foxconn, and it's viewed as a hint the next apple iphone is in the works. according to reports, 10,000 people per week since the end of march have been added on at a foxconn factory in cheng- chow, china. that's same factory that turns out iphones. the companies have no comment, but reports says the next generation iphone 5s will launch in june. a low-cost version of the iphone is expected in august. people working for jc penney are relieved to learn the retailer's latest...
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apple's stock has declined around $300 since last fall. microsoft is the latest focus of activist shareholders. shares of microsoft jumped $1.07 on a cnbc report that activist investor group valueact has taken a $2-billion stake in the company. one of the complaints from the activist group is the stock is little changed from 11 years ago. already this year, apple, jc penney and herbalife have gained the attention of activists. ralph lauren clothing company will pay $1.6 million to settle a bribery scandal. one of its subsidiaries is accused of bribing officials in argentina. according to the the u.s. department of justice, arginentinian customs officials allegedly were given money to clear merchandise. rl stock fell $3 in trading monday. a report out of europe shows the region is making a dent on its debt. the eurozone's collective deficit decreased in 2012. its most financially strapped countries, including ireland, greece and italy, have trimmed or stabilized deficits, while more secure nations like germany have pulled back on spending.
apple's stock has declined around $300 since last fall. microsoft is the latest focus of activist shareholders. shares of microsoft jumped $1.07 on a cnbc report that activist investor group valueact has taken a $2-billion stake in the company. one of the complaints from the activist group is the stock is little changed from 11 years ago. already this year, apple, jc penney and herbalife have gained the attention of activists. ralph lauren clothing company will pay $1.6 million to settle a...
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let's start with apple making a new 52-week low, slipping at one point below 400 bucks. analysts saying one catalyst for today's sell-off, that weak revenue forecast from apple's supplier, sirius cirrus logic. and bank of america also in the red. worst day for that dow component this year. posting profits and revenue that disappointed the street. and we were watching copper today, the red metal settling at the lowest level from 2011. freeport mcmoran down hard. fairway, priced at 13, above the range, open at 18 on the nasdaq, ticker fwm, surging some 33% in today's session. american express, the global financial services firm reported after the bell, beat on the bottom line, missed on revenue stock following in the after-hours. also reporting, ebay, the world's biggest online market place. first quarter revenue just missed, beat on the bottom line. the issue for investor, revenue guidance. bill, back to you. >> all right, josh, thank you very much. take a good look at this number. 14,545 on the dow. because our next guest says the party's over, if the dow closes at that
let's start with apple making a new 52-week low, slipping at one point below 400 bucks. analysts saying one catalyst for today's sell-off, that weak revenue forecast from apple's supplier, sirius cirrus logic. and bank of america also in the red. worst day for that dow component this year. posting profits and revenue that disappointed the street. and we were watching copper today, the red metal settling at the lowest level from 2011. freeport mcmoran down hard. fairway, priced at 13, above the...
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so i think two things on apple. on the positive side, they did a very significant return of cash to shareholders at the very high end, i think of where investors were hoping. and all else being equal, that was a positive. on the flip side, there was evidence of gross margin pressure in the quarter. they were down sequentially, and the company guided for gross margins to go down again sequentially next quarter. and this is worrisome, because apple is at the part of its product cycles where it's introduced new products where typically gross margins should be improving. so to see margins down, even adjusting for mixed effects, we believe iphone margins were down in the quarter, is worrisome. and it points to, you know, a mix shift to lower models within apple's lineup, which generally have lower margins. and, you know, ultimately, micros margins numbers came down and my estimates came down and my price target came down commensurately. >> but your rating remains outperform, right? you're still telling people you think i
so i think two things on apple. on the positive side, they did a very significant return of cash to shareholders at the very high end, i think of where investors were hoping. and all else being equal, that was a positive. on the flip side, there was evidence of gross margin pressure in the quarter. they were down sequentially, and the company guided for gross margins to go down again sequentially next quarter. and this is worrisome, because apple is at the part of its product cycles where it's...
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>> easier to answer than where apple is going. i would argue and i have made the statement about a week ago that it wasn't going past a hundred. then it went to 99.90. >> got nervous. >> i'm still of the opinion it will hang around between 92 and 102 between now and july. same kind of argument that we have in the second quarter is a slow down quarter. then i would argue 105 to 110 by the end of the year. my favorite investments are really focused around japan. >> momentary blip in what has been a winning trade and then it reaccelerates and picks up steam again. >> right. >> what about japan in general? you're a big believer there is hedge fund money going to work in japan? >> beginning to. i think there is a lot more to go. a lot of japanese money is going back into japan as they see opportunities in the equity market. if you're a believer in the gram dodd and things like that, yap has a ton of equity selling at those prices. >> there is a pull in the hedge fund industry now. kyle bass on the short side. guys like dan lobe on the
>> easier to answer than where apple is going. i would argue and i have made the statement about a week ago that it wasn't going past a hundred. then it went to 99.90. >> got nervous. >> i'm still of the opinion it will hang around between 92 and 102 between now and july. same kind of argument that we have in the second quarter is a slow down quarter. then i would argue 105 to 110 by the end of the year. my favorite investments are really focused around japan. >>...
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has become a parent's phone, i can imagine my kids saying oh, you got an apple and i don't' an apple, the new emerging consumers are buying sam shunnings, ansamsungs, and i say blackberry again, because older folks have apple products. >> what is the new ceo going to do for apple. tim cook had the baton passed to him, by steve jobs who passed away, we knew it was going to happen, they had great products in the pipeline, steve jobs died, did you think that apple stock would go to 900, you know now down below 400, that is incandescent no matter who -- inevitable no matter who took over steve jobs, there is a little bit of battle over what to do with cash, that apple sitting on, but, this is a well-run company, i don't know they will find anybody better than tim cook, i think this is a lot of chatter from speculators just saying what they wish all happen. neil: you know, i think what happens we live in a short attention span type society, we have the ceos, on a short leash, they get a grace parting prize but in case of j.c. penney they do not have a language leash to run. -- long leash
has become a parent's phone, i can imagine my kids saying oh, you got an apple and i don't' an apple, the new emerging consumers are buying sam shunnings, ansamsungs, and i say blackberry again, because older folks have apple products. >> what is the new ceo going to do for apple. tim cook had the baton passed to him, by steve jobs who passed away, we knew it was going to happen, they had great products in the pipeline, steve jobs died, did you think that apple stock would go to 900, you...
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talking about their outlook on apple, the platform. people's confidence. >> i see no wayning in the enthusiasm to develop for the platform. more than half of the start-ups that are products that are launching here are on the apple platform. >> one in particular said look, it's still the platform to go for. just because the stock is back to you. >> you also have to bear in mind that you have a lot of concern. the dollar is higher and tech stocks generally make 40% of their profits in europe. >> saying its margins for the fourth quarter will be weaker than expected. barclays cutting its stock to 28 bucks. including tech, broad come. so a tough day for tech. >> the dough now experiencing its third straight session. remember, monday down 265. yesterday up 150 and that's where we stand at the moment. >> i don't like what i'm seeing. here is what's the problem. we're in an up market. the stock market trend was to the upside. now we have two days. a monday and a wednesday. 90% of the volume to the downside. two separate days. this is one thin
talking about their outlook on apple, the platform. people's confidence. >> i see no wayning in the enthusiasm to develop for the platform. more than half of the start-ups that are products that are launching here are on the apple platform. >> one in particular said look, it's still the platform to go for. just because the stock is back to you. >> you also have to bear in mind that you have a lot of concern. the dollar is higher and tech stocks generally make 40% of their...
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i guess it will be apple tv. >> apple tv is a logical extension of the largest screen that the ipad was, and bringing apps to the tv environment what everyone is trying to do. >> but they have a tv product. i have one at home. $99. a little black pox. >> it's not the real tv. >> why buy a $2,000 actual physical television when for 99 bucks i convert my physical television. >> today it doesn't have the one thing that made the iphone take off, which is applications. it was at revolution that really took off, what people could do from a personal assistant, games, entertainment and a corporate standpoint. >> dan, do you hear any chatter out there? >> we heard about channel checks, things around. this is probably a year and a half ago, two years ago. is there anything you've heard that gives you any sense that there's something coming. >> so i attempt not to recommend stocks based on chatter. what i would invest in investing in apple is a track record, a team. phenomenal balance sheet. they spend a lot on r&d. you can't predict what the next will be. everyone said tablets will never work. no
i guess it will be apple tv. >> apple tv is a logical extension of the largest screen that the ipad was, and bringing apps to the tv environment what everyone is trying to do. >> but they have a tv product. i have one at home. $99. a little black pox. >> it's not the real tv. >> why buy a $2,000 actual physical television when for 99 bucks i convert my physical television. >> today it doesn't have the one thing that made the iphone take off, which is applications....
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it is pretty cool. >>> let's talk about apple, the big business story is going to be apple. the company reports profits. investors are in a bad mood. no matter what the quarterly numbers are, watch apple to be pessimistic about business going forward. that would be a strategic move by apple to push expectations down ward. on the market, dow industrial up 100 points. nasdaq up 23. netflix roaring ahead. millions of new subscribers. netflix bigger than hbo. up 23% this morning. it is up $41 to $215. however, that number right there, all-time high on netflix. they are not there yet. >> i remember that. bigger than hbo. kind of cool today. temperatures, i don't think so. specially if you are inland. let's check right now with meteorologist, rob mayeda in for christina. >>> you will see the numbers climbing into the 80s and upper 80s in a few spots. the areas in the orange, santa clara valley. the sea breeze will pick up as we hit toward the evening. big drop in temperatures, 60s and 70s in the bay area. >>> your commute still kicking in for this traffic tuesday. extra slowing so
it is pretty cool. >>> let's talk about apple, the big business story is going to be apple. the company reports profits. investors are in a bad mood. no matter what the quarterly numbers are, watch apple to be pessimistic about business going forward. that would be a strategic move by apple to push expectations down ward. on the market, dow industrial up 100 points. nasdaq up 23. netflix roaring ahead. millions of new subscribers. netflix bigger than hbo. up 23% this morning. it is up...
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. >> thank you very much from bonds to apple. apple no longer the biggest company in the world. that goes back to exxon. you had chip maker's serious logic. serious logic the only thing dragging apple down today? >> brian, good afternoon. i think sit a bit of a double whamy today. i think it's a combination of those two things. >> apple has lost over 40% of its market cap right? at what point does it become a value proposition? >> on the one hand normally you would by. i think you need to really see the bar reset on earnings estimates. you have got believe they can continue to innovate some of the newer competitors there. >> do you believe they can? >> well, you know, the proof's going to be in the pudding. clearly they have the opportunity to do that. it will be abundant on the software application side. >> you heard they are breaking news that they are coming out with i pudding? clearly they're not. although if they did maybe it would work. as a user of i cloud i can say that i have had a lot of problems with it. apple seems to have had a string of issues. little bits here and
. >> thank you very much from bonds to apple. apple no longer the biggest company in the world. that goes back to exxon. you had chip maker's serious logic. serious logic the only thing dragging apple down today? >> brian, good afternoon. i think sit a bit of a double whamy today. i think it's a combination of those two things. >> apple has lost over 40% of its market cap right? at what point does it become a value proposition? >> on the one hand normally you would by. i...
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and another bite out of apple. key questions about the future of this company that many thought was invincible. and another, a sudden big move for the stock of google before self-correcting. that was the company involved here. what happened and how you can get hurt. first to sue. >> hi. welcome back. we missed you. great to have you back here. we start power lunch with a manpower problem at the nation's airports. politicians are not rising above and neither are many of the air travelers out there. we begin with hampton pierceon. >> here at reagan national, the number of flights being delayed has been increasing throughout the day. a snapshot looking at the schedule board shows 30 minutes to one hour delays. delays due to furloughs of controller controllers business and leez travelers we talk to today think the government ought to have come up with a better solution. r. >> i think they should have more air traffic controllers because it helps with our safety. >> i have tsa approved. i travel constantly. >> the major
and another bite out of apple. key questions about the future of this company that many thought was invincible. and another, a sudden big move for the stock of google before self-correcting. that was the company involved here. what happened and how you can get hurt. first to sue. >> hi. welcome back. we missed you. great to have you back here. we start power lunch with a manpower problem at the nation's airports. politicians are not rising above and neither are many of the air travelers...
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talk apple with me for a couple seconds here. the people who are buying apple at these levels are basing it on dividend or new product. which of those or all of the above? >> all of the above. i think you have to ask yourself has the weak june quarter been factored in? you look at estimates. there's about 46 estimates for apple. ten have been dropped for the june quarter. there's probably still more work that needs to be done to reflect what will accurately happen. >> sew haven't seen the whites of the eyes of the bulls at this point. you need to see sort of that fear just come out there and be exposed by wall street before we can get around apple here. >> you know, look. the march quarter, they did preannounce. that's not likely to be a disaster. and we know june is likely to have weakness. the data points are coming out pointing to that. you are not likely to get much new product in that time frame. but you do have more product coming in the back half of the year. >> but there were margin products and they might have to do prom
talk apple with me for a couple seconds here. the people who are buying apple at these levels are basing it on dividend or new product. which of those or all of the above? >> all of the above. i think you have to ask yourself has the weak june quarter been factored in? you look at estimates. there's about 46 estimates for apple. ten have been dropped for the june quarter. there's probably still more work that needs to be done to reflect what will accurately happen. >> sew haven't...
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>> a lot of traders have been watching apple closely. we'll watch it tomorrow real closely, see where it bounces, if, in fact, it does bounce, but apple leads the nasdaq all the time. >> alan valdez, thank you for joining us,s
>> a lot of traders have been watching apple closely. we'll watch it tomorrow real closely, see where it bounces, if, in fact, it does bounce, but apple leads the nasdaq all the time. >> alan valdez, thank you for joining us,s
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gene, why don't we start with apple. this has been an incredible run up and then an incredible drop. below $400. is this somewhere you saw the stock going? >> no way. this is -- we thought there was a floor at 450, so this is a lot lower than we thought it was going to go. >> and at this point, now that it has reached 400 at least in the intra day trade, does that worry you that there is still more room to decline or do you think at this point it's stabilized? >> we think there's an opportunity here. the street numbers still need to get reset. we're 10% below the street for the june quarter. i think once these estimates get reset, that's the point where investors are going to start to get interesting. the southside still hasn't taken those nebs down. that's the real challenge here. >> you thought 450 was the bottom at 455 or at -- when did you make that prediction sflp. >> yeah. it was about three weeks ago. we basically took our numbers down. >> so when it was at 750, you thought the bottom was 700. when it was 7 hup, y
gene, why don't we start with apple. this has been an incredible run up and then an incredible drop. below $400. is this somewhere you saw the stock going? >> no way. this is -- we thought there was a floor at 450, so this is a lot lower than we thought it was going to go. >> and at this point, now that it has reached 400 at least in the intra day trade, does that worry you that there is still more room to decline or do you think at this point it's stabilized? >> we think...
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i think apple -- i have apple products. i love them. i think apple is doing a great job, but at the same time in this, this is a stock market and this is a sheer, difficult, harsh, judging machine that is the stock market, and i think tim cook is making a great product. apple's making a great product, but we already have one and we already have a lot of the stock and we don't want as much. am i being harsh? i'm saying the analyst community is harsh. now, procter & gamble, i know it's not what everybody wanted today, but do you remember the open rebellion of procter & gamble at 63 and mcdonald's said you know what? let's blow the darn thing up and give what the analysts want and the stock goes from 63 to 80 and now it will pull back a little today and it's had a remarkable run and that was a guy saying i have to blow it up. as strange as it is. procter is a great company and apple say great company. you have to blow it up and take a new direction. >> we'll talk more about procter and some of the problems in beauty and their guidance this
i think apple -- i have apple products. i love them. i think apple is doing a great job, but at the same time in this, this is a stock market and this is a sheer, difficult, harsh, judging machine that is the stock market, and i think tim cook is making a great product. apple's making a great product, but we already have one and we already have a lot of the stock and we don't want as much. am i being harsh? i'm saying the analyst community is harsh. now, procter & gamble, i know it's not...
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we need to see -- you know -- apple's become those people in the apple ad, those weird apple ad at the super bowl and samsung's come along with this hammer and broke -- they're all apple executives and you need to see apple come up and say, you what? we have it. we have the holy grail which is a combination of this thing that you need and that thing you need. we'll focus the numbers and we'll focus on texas instruments. is it a numbers story? is apple just another stock and if it's another stock then maybe you should get a nine multiple and go higher, but i would like to see, look, if mcdonald's can come out with killer products, apple -- are they both technology companies? is that where we are right now? >> apple has come out with incredible products. amazing products that have changed the world. >> that was the old days and the yankees used to be -- >> the ipad is only three years old, man. come on, give them a break. >> no. the market won't give them a break. i like the product, but who am i? >> that's complicated. >> it was not a rhetorical -- you know, we're not trying to figure o
we need to see -- you know -- apple's become those people in the apple ad, those weird apple ad at the super bowl and samsung's come along with this hammer and broke -- they're all apple executives and you need to see apple come up and say, you what? we have it. we have the holy grail which is a combination of this thing that you need and that thing you need. we'll focus the numbers and we'll focus on texas instruments. is it a numbers story? is apple just another stock and if it's another...
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what happened to apple, tomorrow will be key. liz: take a look in the aftermarket session adjuster afr earnings. taking a hit on qualcomm. these numbers came out, qualcomm
what happened to apple, tomorrow will be key. liz: take a look in the aftermarket session adjuster afr earnings. taking a hit on qualcomm. these numbers came out, qualcomm
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that got so high on apple? >> i guess the real risk of self-incrimination i'm going to go ahead and say wall street expectations. i mean, the company has done a fantastic job over the last decade with their product portfolio. and they've really come to dominate a couple markets. tablets, obviously, and smartphones as well. i think the biggest problem is that they've taken all the profits that are available there. and there just isn't room to grow once the market is saturated. >> bill, what do you nithink is going on? from the outside it would appear one of the knocks on apple right now is t innovation is more incremental than transformational. steve jobs is gone. should expectations be coming down anyway for this company? >> i think you're right, bill, the company has been a victim of its own success. they beat wall street expectations for over 30 quarters. i think lulled us all into believing that would extend forever. think about the stock at $700 in the fall. people were starting to bake in apple tv estimate
that got so high on apple? >> i guess the real risk of self-incrimination i'm going to go ahead and say wall street expectations. i mean, the company has done a fantastic job over the last decade with their product portfolio. and they've really come to dominate a couple markets. tablets, obviously, and smartphones as well. i think the biggest problem is that they've taken all the profits that are available there. and there just isn't room to grow once the market is saturated. >>...
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apples to apples comparison, melissa. the big theme park companies that are comparable are really subsidiaries of disney or in the case of, you know, universal, of course, subsidiary of comcast. so there's really not a direct comparable. the closest would be like you said six flags and cedar fair. compared to them, the valuation is a little bit rich. you do have to adjust, of course, for the debt as jean said, there is this 1.8 billion in debt. we did hear about that price about 20 minutes ago, at $27. we understand it could have sold more. but they really do want this thing to pop. blackstone has an interest, of course, in selling additional shares at a high price and the follow on offering and they do have to liquidate their shares over time. >> the bottom line is that you don't recommend it. why do you think there's such a strong investor appetite for this one given the uncertainty in the economy? is it a dearth of similar offerings like this? >> yes, what we're hearing essentially, in this case, it's actually a retail
apples to apples comparison, melissa. the big theme park companies that are comparable are really subsidiaries of disney or in the case of, you know, universal, of course, subsidiary of comcast. so there's really not a direct comparable. the closest would be like you said six flags and cedar fair. compared to them, the valuation is a little bit rich. you do have to adjust, of course, for the debt as jean said, there is this 1.8 billion in debt. we did hear about that price about 20 minutes ago,...
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it's been a rough six months for apple. after topping $700 a share in september, the stock is now down 42%. the very rich got rich eras the nation began to recover from the great recession. everyone else got a little bit poorer. a report today by the pew research center says that between 2009 and 2011 the upper 7% of american households saw their net worth increase by 28%. but the vast majority of americans saw their wealth drop by 4%. one reason for the disparity, the very wealthy are heavily invested in the stock market which rose during that period. the city of los angeles will pay more than $4 million to settle claims by two women who were hurt when police mistakenly opened fire on their pick-up truck during the hunt for ex-cop christopher dorner in february. the women were delivering newspapers. one was shot in the back. the other was hit by flying glass. dorner went on a killing spree seeking revenge for being fired. he took his own life after police cornered him. a doctor in boston has an unusual specialty. her story
it's been a rough six months for apple. after topping $700 a share in september, the stock is now down 42%. the very rich got rich eras the nation began to recover from the great recession. everyone else got a little bit poorer. a report today by the pew research center says that between 2009 and 2011 the upper 7% of american households saw their net worth increase by 28%. but the vast majority of americans saw their wealth drop by 4%. one reason for the disparity, the very wealthy are heavily...
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of the decline in apple stock price has been very frustrating to all of us, but apple remains very strong and we will continue to do what we do best. tim could continue to told investors to hold on to their hat. we remain very optimistic about our future. we have some really great stuff coming in the fall and across all of 2014. our teams are hard at work at some amazing new hardware that we cannot wait to introduce. we've got a lot more surprises in to the work. so in september we can expect in a phone, ipad and most likely they will enter a new market. my guess is tv. it showed their version of a television set. that will be huge. but, will talk about that in the fall. cooler temperatures in were from 5 to 10 degrees from what we saw yesterday. it was 85 and fairfield and 82 and pleasanton. for san francisco, we hit 73 degrees this afternoon, but that quickly dropped because of the sea breeze wins. debitors right now are a lot cooler especially near the coast line. 53 in santa rosa. still pretty mild for inland valleys. we are expecting cooler conditions into tomorrow. that is going to
of the decline in apple stock price has been very frustrating to all of us, but apple remains very strong and we will continue to do what we do best. tim could continue to told investors to hold on to their hat. we remain very optimistic about our future. we have some really great stuff coming in the fall and across all of 2014. our teams are hard at work at some amazing new hardware that we cannot wait to introduce. we've got a lot more surprises in to the work. so in september we can expect...
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is no longer the apple of investors eyes. >> investors worried there is not much ahead for apple. good investors buy based on the future success of the company and sell on the future failures. we can make a conclusion that many feel that although apple is a strong company, there is nothing ahead in the pipeline to justify that higher price. we do expect apple to up its dividend and still investors are not interested. apple dipped below 400 and recovered slightly to 402. investors take a clue from cirrus logic. they said orders had fallen. about 8 out of every 10 orders they get come from apple. so the thinking goes, apple is cutting orders. >>> google and microsoft report profits. google watches out for increasing costs, declining margins. a fed governor said he expects the american economy will continue to grow. therefore, time for the fed to stop its buying spree. many people think the easy money is the reason the stock market has done so well. this fellow, jeffrey lackert,. s music.twitter.com. twitter says it is about to launch a music discovery feature. look for an update her
is no longer the apple of investors eyes. >> investors worried there is not much ahead for apple. good investors buy based on the future success of the company and sell on the future failures. we can make a conclusion that many feel that although apple is a strong company, there is nothing ahead in the pipeline to justify that higher price. we do expect apple to up its dividend and still investors are not interested. apple dipped below 400 and recovered slightly to 402. investors take a...
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apple is set to report results tomorrow. profits are forecast to drop 18% as samsung and other rivals take market shares in tablets and smartphones. revenues expected to increase 8%, but that would actually be one of the weakest quarters in years. citigroup analyst gwen young expects apple to report earnings at the low end of guidance, reflecting softer demand for the iphone 5 and the iphone 4 and to guide third quarter below market forecast. citi says any production delays in the upcoming iphone s could -- weakness for the stock. according to research firm burini associates, options on friday suggest it could move 7.5%, and that could take cares as high as $419 and or as low as $360. it's a big one to watch. it's included a lot of funds just because of its size. so a really important one for the market. chances are you are probably impacted. >> courtney, good to see you. i should mentions, too, the number of people who i speak with them informally talk about whether they're playing out apple. lots of people speculating in t
apple is set to report results tomorrow. profits are forecast to drop 18% as samsung and other rivals take market shares in tablets and smartphones. revenues expected to increase 8%, but that would actually be one of the weakest quarters in years. citigroup analyst gwen young expects apple to report earnings at the low end of guidance, reflecting softer demand for the iphone 5 and the iphone 4 and to guide third quarter below market forecast. citi says any production delays in the upcoming...
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the high octane countdown in june as it prepares to host four major racing series because of them but apple for ford's thanks for mill one champion jenson button lewis hamilton and kimi riker i just three of the big names who have raced in moscow the past five years and now a century after russia lost host to the ground pre the country goes a brand new top class track to host some of the biggest racing championships in moscow raceway may now be buried under snow but has been the inspiration behind bringing four international series to the capital this summer something that's over the last year was a successful one fractious we hosted the rana world serious and this stage of the superbikes and ships and we expect this year to be even better as we also host the tooling car series at the hopefully this will for the bush sixty three interested in good. for a more one track design guru had a month to look it was the brains behind the moscow raceway and after four years of construction of a new open last year in time to host the rana world series where russia is the nuclear age the rival started
the high octane countdown in june as it prepares to host four major racing series because of them but apple for ford's thanks for mill one champion jenson button lewis hamilton and kimi riker i just three of the big names who have raced in moscow the past five years and now a century after russia lost host to the ground pre the country goes a brand new top class track to host some of the biggest racing championships in moscow raceway may now be buried under snow but has been the inspiration...
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and apple, down again below 400 bucks. earnings next week, but apple down nearly 3% right now at 391 bucks. guys, back to you. >> lowest since december of '11. thanks, josh. see you later. ubs chairman axel vaber says he thinks investors are in a state of uncertainty. maria bartiromo sat down with mr. vaber in this exclusive interview. >> dr. axel, good to have you on the program. thanks so much for joining us once again. >> a pleasure. >> are you seeing a change in terms of investor attitudes towards capital markets, towards equities in particular, given the fact that recently we've seen a little volatility in the market. are you seeing clients change their strategies? >> well, very clearly, clients at the moment are very uncertain. so i would say we're seeing it pretty much a hands-off period in the market again. january, february, was pretty good in that sense, that the market was actually still running well, but march was more difficult for everyone. so clients are, at the moment, still in a high degree of uncertainty.
and apple, down again below 400 bucks. earnings next week, but apple down nearly 3% right now at 391 bucks. guys, back to you. >> lowest since december of '11. thanks, josh. see you later. ubs chairman axel vaber says he thinks investors are in a state of uncertainty. maria bartiromo sat down with mr. vaber in this exclusive interview. >> dr. axel, good to have you on the program. thanks so much for joining us once again. >> a pleasure. >> are you seeing a change in...
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apple reports its profit on tuesday. they no doubt will report that they made suitcases full of cash. some small hint ahead could help the stock more than anything else. that appears to indicate apple has sent millions of iphone 5s back to the manufacturer. it appears, because i can't read chinese. that's what translations of the newspaper website says. the problems with the phones, mostly cosmetic. google chairman, eric schmitt, has written a book called the new digital age. it will reportedly include a count of his trip to north korea. orbital sciences launched a rocket over the weekend. they have a bit of an advantage. they have been making missiles for years. the rocket didn't go to the station. it was just a test. >>> jon and laura, over the weekend, i got a chance to host the tech challenge award where kids create an invention to solve a problem. very involved. this year, more than 3500 kids participated. i handed out awards for elementary school. scott budman did the same for junior high. at the elementary level,
apple reports its profit on tuesday. they no doubt will report that they made suitcases full of cash. some small hint ahead could help the stock more than anything else. that appears to indicate apple has sent millions of iphone 5s back to the manufacturer. it appears, because i can't read chinese. that's what translations of the newspaper website says. the problems with the phones, mostly cosmetic. google chairman, eric schmitt, has written a book called the new digital age. it will reportedly...
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>> well, we all love apple products. the customer that you interviewed, sounds like my house at home. we have macs and ipads and the products are very intuitive. they have a great software eco system, we have come to expect innovation from apple and i think we will continue to see it in the future. you know, just because they have gone through a bit of a lull here let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. it's easy to forget that apple has generated tremendous profits and has over $130 billion on their balance sheets right now. >> it seems that their innovation has been more incremental. what do you think is their next big thing? >> hard to say. i think they will continue to innovate around the iphone and ipad products. i think we will see thinner ipads can and larger screen iphones and new things like fingerprint sensor. we have heard of them working on apple tvs and watches. i think people would use the watches while they are jogging or being at the gym. and there's a lot of people that would buy the apple tv t
>> well, we all love apple products. the customer that you interviewed, sounds like my house at home. we have macs and ipads and the products are very intuitive. they have a great software eco system, we have come to expect innovation from apple and i think we will continue to see it in the future. you know, just because they have gone through a bit of a lull here let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. it's easy to forget that apple has generated tremendous profits and has over...
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a big launch for apple? sure, it was even bigger for hp and dell, which have seen their pc businesses implode. now there's a new reason to care about apple. cash. apple boosted its dividend to $3.05 a share. making it the biggest dividend pair in the world. the total cash return to shareholders will total $100 billion by the end of 2015. >> yes, apple is managing to lower growth expectations, it's doing so because it's now suddenly losing share. the smart phone market is not saturad, butpple finds itself losing out to more diverse and better priced android alternatives. >> reporter: tim cooke acknowledged on the call that apple's growth has slowed and its margins are coming down a bit. what's a lot less clear is weather investors will continue to embrace it as a growth stock. either way, it's going to be an important story to watch for more than just apple stockholders. for nightly business report, i'm john fort. >> later in the program, we'll look at the new strategy samsung is employing as it tries to take
a big launch for apple? sure, it was even bigger for hp and dell, which have seen their pc businesses implode. now there's a new reason to care about apple. cash. apple boosted its dividend to $3.05 a share. making it the biggest dividend pair in the world. the total cash return to shareholders will total $100 billion by the end of 2015. >> yes, apple is managing to lower growth expectations, it's doing so because it's now suddenly losing share. the smart phone market is not saturad,...
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what do investors see in apple? >> good morning. the latest financial results from the tech giant were better than most analysts predicted. still, investors see a loss of momentum because officials and apple saw their quarterly earnings fall for the first time in a decade. they say the decline in the january to march period stems from sales of lower priced products. officials said on tuesday their net profit tumbled nearly 18% year on year in the last quarter to less than $10 billion. earnings are down despite an 11% rise in sales to more than $43 billion. customers chose cheaper models with smaller profit margins. but chief executive, tim cook, said he's optimistic about apple's future and said the recent fall in the sre price has been frustrating to him and his staff but added the company's position remains strong. apple officials said they will share $55 billion in profit with stakeholders through dividends and share buybacks. investors see this decision as a way to ease tensions over apple's lackluster performance and falling st
what do investors see in apple? >> good morning. the latest financial results from the tech giant were better than most analysts predicted. still, investors see a loss of momentum because officials and apple saw their quarterly earnings fall for the first time in a decade. they say the decline in the january to march period stems from sales of lower priced products. officials said on tuesday their net profit tumbled nearly 18% year on year in the last quarter to less than $10 billion....
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especially with apple. if it doesn't go down, i'll eat my shoe, maybe here live. >> thank you so much for watching, see you
especially with apple. if it doesn't go down, i'll eat my shoe, maybe here live. >> thank you so much for watching, see you
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. >> it's interesting, that's the same thing people said about the shares of apple when they were selling off, that you had to sell your winners to pay for other stuff. >> if you need liquidity, you go where -- >> i think it's more japan than cyprus, don't you think? >> it's more dependent on cyprus? >> no. more japan than cyprus. >> there were rumors that cyprus was selling gold. >> i saw those rumors. >> to get it started, there were so many -- and it was pointed out yesterday, i think i was reading something from peter chip, who loves gold, that when it went up to a thousand or 1200, maybe that was all fundamentally true. but then once it went up to 1200, but then once all the investment guys that were having trouble getting returned in equities, once they saw that there was momentum there, all kinds of investment money went into it to try to chase return. >> but he was saying 1200 is fundamental? that's still down a couple hundred from where it is now. >> there were people saying 1260 people last week saying 800 or 900. >> so does bid coin track gold? >> apparently. apparently it coll
. >> it's interesting, that's the same thing people said about the shares of apple when they were selling off, that you had to sell your winners to pay for other stuff. >> if you need liquidity, you go where -- >> i think it's more japan than cyprus, don't you think? >> it's more dependent on cyprus? >> no. more japan than cyprus. >> there were rumors that cyprus was selling gold. >> i saw those rumors. >> to get it started, there were so many --...
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>> when everyone gets excited in china, apple and galaxy phones are selling real well which they are. that is very small part of the growth going on within smartphones within china. most of the smartphone growth is coming, players like cool pad, lenovo, and phones cost 50 to 60 u.s. dollars. spreadtrum provides phones for largely for china mobile network. we see 20% growth. trades five times earnings. liz: by the way we'll put the names up on facebook.com/afterthebell page. let's get your next pick. this is sort of a social e-commerce or social media play where host data centers are able to absorb all that is happening in the social networking world. >> yeah. it's really a derivative play on internet services in china. besides e-commerce we're seeing a huge, be huge pickup in terms of social networking sites as well as online video. online video in china is set to replace traditional tv. traditional tv in china run by the government. online tv is more in terms of that. 21 vianet is kind of like where we have here the internet companies are looking to 21 vianet to host share servers. m
>> when everyone gets excited in china, apple and galaxy phones are selling real well which they are. that is very small part of the growth going on within smartphones within china. most of the smartphone growth is coming, players like cool pad, lenovo, and phones cost 50 to 60 u.s. dollars. spreadtrum provides phones for largely for china mobile network. we see 20% growth. trades five times earnings. liz: by the way we'll put the names up on facebook.com/afterthebell page. let's get your...
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apple's earnings failing to interest the street sales. it turns out to be about 125 million shares, which is about 12, 15% of the float. if we lead net income and have that smaller shareholder base and we leave the pe multiple flat, that gets the fair value right there at 477, versus where the stock is. >> right. we're assuming no products necessarily. >> no new products. but they do continue to sell their current products. and no gross margin. still out of favor. the name. so to me, i like that capital allocation plan a lot. >> if they sell 25, 26 million iphones in the next quarter, do you still feel the same way? >> 25 or 26? that depends. did they not sell them. i think we'll see improvement in the ipad margins. i don't know about the mac and we may see iphone margins compressed. but i do think that, you know, eventually they will come out with something new. >> they are also supposed to be releasing the s 4 but they be short. samsung is still growing. these guys also have a huge semi conductor business. people talk about apple and it
apple's earnings failing to interest the street sales. it turns out to be about 125 million shares, which is about 12, 15% of the float. if we lead net income and have that smaller shareholder base and we leave the pe multiple flat, that gets the fair value right there at 477, versus where the stock is. >> right. we're assuming no products necessarily. >> no new products. but they do continue to sell their current products. and no gross margin. still out of favor. the name. so to...
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. >> an apple away may keep the doctor away but does apple the company need healing of its own? a big shareholder is here with changes he says must happen to turn the stock around. is the economy about to turn down? more weak numbers today. we'll talk the economic fate of 2013. plus if the newspaper business is dying, why are newspaper stocks flying? we're going to take you inside best buy's big new bet. mandy? >> the nasdaq is now rising around the break even mark for the month of april even though the dow and s&p are still favoritable for the month. >> i have waited a while. with a respectable amount of time. 30% of the s&p 500 has reported. look at thooes declines today. it's a big issue. let me show you the decrease in top line growth that we have seen. just a year and a half ago we were getting 10% increases in the top line. look all the way up here. look how this has decelerated. we're looking at 2.9%. if this continues we will have almost 0. the average is 61%. let me just show you what is going on today. we have got a lousy economic data out of europe. we have got all th
. >> an apple away may keep the doctor away but does apple the company need healing of its own? a big shareholder is here with changes he says must happen to turn the stock around. is the economy about to turn down? more weak numbers today. we'll talk the economic fate of 2013. plus if the newspaper business is dying, why are newspaper stocks flying? we're going to take you inside best buy's big new bet. mandy? >> the nasdaq is now rising around the break even mark for the month of...
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the s&p 500 was down 22 and the nasdaq down by 60 points dragged down by shares of apple which dipped below $400 a share today before closing at $402. that after cirius logic hinted at a slowdown in production iphones d ipads. >>> jp morgan chase with a 3.5% decline. bob fasanni has more on today's action in the markets from the floor of the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: it was another whip saw day that started ugly right off the bat. the problem is that key commodities like copper, aluminum and nickel were again dropping at essentially 52-week lows, all on concerns out slowing global growth. key commodities hit 52-week lows as well. and while commodity stocks like materials and energy suffered, there were also notable decline in industrials and in financials like bank of america which missed earnings estimates. and in technology stocks, tech bell whether apple hit a new 52-week low on concerns whether slowing iphone and ipad sales. the market stays a modest midday whetheword being made in the boston marathon investigation and, again, moved down toward the close. >> the proble
the s&p 500 was down 22 and the nasdaq down by 60 points dragged down by shares of apple which dipped below $400 a share today before closing at $402. that after cirius logic hinted at a slowdown in production iphones d ipads. >>> jp morgan chase with a 3.5% decline. bob fasanni has more on today's action in the markets from the floor of the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: it was another whip saw day that started ugly right off the bat. the problem is that key...
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in today's cover story, can samsung's latest smartphone steal apple's thunder? plus, the shocking profits behind blogging from home. the true story of a dot-com mom. and, hot times in traders unplugged. the guys break down how to make money off tv and beer. first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's friday, april 19th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: earnings hits and misses move the market. stocks sold off on the busiest day so far of corporate profit news. the dow fell 81 points. ebay was a drag on the nasdaq, which dropped 38; the s&p declined 10. gold and oil rallied. thursday was a big night for tech earnings. ibm was a shocker - big blue had a miss. the company noted weakness in tech spending. google topped estimates - its core advertising showed growth. microsoft also did better than expected; however, window 8 sales may be moderate. also, the cfo is leaving the company. here's a good one: vertex pharma shares raced up more than 50% after the bell. the comp
in today's cover story, can samsung's latest smartphone steal apple's thunder? plus, the shocking profits behind blogging from home. the true story of a dot-com mom. and, hot times in traders unplugged. the guys break down how to make money off tv and beer. first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's friday, april 19th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: earnings hits and misses move the market....
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shares of apple are up 40% from their high in 2012. apple stockt 5.50% in its trading yesterday. >>> "the new york times"ays s scientists have discovered the degnome of the see la camp. what is that? it's a pre constructed fish rjt they look at how fish learn to walk and breathe air. >>> and the "houston chronicle" says the senate urges obama to pardon boxer jack johnson. he crossed state lines with a white woman for, quote, immoral purposes. he would right johnson's name and correct a historical wrong. >>> the wall screen journal says cars could go mainstream by 2035. experts say they will be able to pile up themselves in stop and go traffic. who pays in a driverless car? >> i want to pass on that. >>> we've been reporting all morn on the texas explosion that killed as many as 15 people. we want to go back to west, texas. manuel bojorquez is there. manuel, good morning again. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. the weather has turned cold and rainy here. that is certain to hamper some of the efforts of the authorities as they look for s
shares of apple are up 40% from their high in 2012. apple stockt 5.50% in its trading yesterday. >>> "the new york times"ays s scientists have discovered the degnome of the see la camp. what is that? it's a pre constructed fish rjt they look at how fish learn to walk and breathe air. >>> and the "houston chronicle" says the senate urges obama to pardon boxer jack johnson. he crossed state lines with a white woman for, quote, immoral purposes. he would right...
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anyone shorting apple. the stock crashed today falling below 400 bucks for the first time in more than two years. that means for the apple has lost it's title as the world's most valuable company. that title goes back to exxonmobil. so who is not making money? pretty much everyone else. it was a terrible day on wall street. the dow fell 138 points. all three major intoday he is sees closedin the red. one of the biggest looser of the day was former vice president rand self-proclaimed internet inventor al gore. gore sits on apple board of directors. he owns nearly 62,000 shares. he lost $1. million at least on paper. sorry about that, al. even when they say it's not it is always about money melissa: ebay and american express releasing their earnings. let's go right to dennis kneale at the breaking news desk and, dennis, what is the latest? >> ebayosting robust results but wall street is not happy. shares are down 2 1/2% after-hours. here's why. earnings per share, wall street wanted 63 cents. came in at 62 ce
anyone shorting apple. the stock crashed today falling below 400 bucks for the first time in more than two years. that means for the apple has lost it's title as the world's most valuable company. that title goes back to exxonmobil. so who is not making money? pretty much everyone else. it was a terrible day on wall street. the dow fell 138 points. all three major intoday he is sees closedin the red. one of the biggest looser of the day was former vice president rand self-proclaimed internet...
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is apple? >> you have to look a little bit going forward, and apple had strong demand in china, and the number of stores opening there is actually pretty fast. they are going fast there, so that's one thing so keep an eye on international growth, but also look at the fundmental disruption apple's doing now. interesting piece of data, the increase of ipad unit sale, year on year, jives up really nicely -- increased by 8 million yiewns, that's about how much the pc market declined if you add up -- gerri: wow. >> add up hp, dell, and others. gerri: very interesting, and, yet, those profits this quarter down for the first time in ten years, and personal look at that and think it's over. new management, concerns that steve jobs is not there. what do you think? >> it's a maturing company. you see increases in dividends and buybacks. there's been a buyback authorized for ten years, done nothing with it. today, they promised to spent $60 billion just on share buybacks alone. a hundred billion at averag
is apple? >> you have to look a little bit going forward, and apple had strong demand in china, and the number of stores opening there is actually pretty fast. they are going fast there, so that's one thing so keep an eye on international growth, but also look at the fundmental disruption apple's doing now. interesting piece of data, the increase of ipad unit sale, year on year, jives up really nicely -- increased by 8 million yiewns, that's about how much the pc market declined if you...
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today, apple delivering mostly soothing news. sales were strong, the company says it sold more than 37 million iphones and 19 million ipads. apple will increase the dividend it pays to shareholders while buying back more of its own stock. that is a nod to its slumping stock price. >> the next 700 you know dollar price share was really inflated. the market is actually taken it to a logical correction, which is much closer. 400 is still lower than it should be. which means it's a pretty good value. >> apple's ceo tim cook told reporters on a conference call this afternoon that apple has new products coming starting this fall. now, apple share price popped $20 higher this afternoon as the earnings were released and then fell back to the level it settled at in regular trading. other companies in the news. no question about the direction of netflix stock after losing a staggering amount of value six months ago, they've been on a comeback tear. they've reported better than expected earnings. today rewarding investors with a gain of 24t
today, apple delivering mostly soothing news. sales were strong, the company says it sold more than 37 million iphones and 19 million ipads. apple will increase the dividend it pays to shareholders while buying back more of its own stock. that is a nod to its slumping stock price. >> the next 700 you know dollar price share was really inflated. the market is actually taken it to a logical correction, which is much closer. 400 is still lower than it should be. which means it's a pretty...
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let me mention apple very quickly. the hope here is for a special dividend, increase the dividend to over a 3% yield and start with the big buyback. that's the big hope there. nobody's expecting them to blow the cover off of any of these numbers and all of them have been coming down. >> guys, back to you. >> watching microsoft continue to gain now up 4.5% and let's head over to the nasdaq which partly is a result of that is outperforming, sema moti and it's back above the 52-day moving average. investors are slightly on edge ahead of the the tech earnings and all eyes on apple as bob was mentioning. a lot of conflicting calls from analysts ahead of its earnings report tomorrow. analysts focused on sales of its iphone and any clarity around its capital allocation strategy. bbc partners this morning upgrading the stock to buy. communication players also reporting this week. isi group reporting that broadcom, xilinx and lacked the right combination of favorable setup and strong, foreign ministerial support to expect event
let me mention apple very quickly. the hope here is for a special dividend, increase the dividend to over a 3% yield and start with the big buyback. that's the big hope there. nobody's expecting them to blow the cover off of any of these numbers and all of them have been coming down. >> guys, back to you. >> watching microsoft continue to gain now up 4.5% and let's head over to the nasdaq which partly is a result of that is outperforming, sema moti and it's back above the 52-day...